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Anita Levesque

8 years

Coaching as an Equalizer: Closing the Gender Gap in Leadership

Source: trainingindustry.com At this point, just about everyone knows about the gender gap – the disparity between the number of women in leadership roles and the number of women who should be in leadership roles based on demographics, ability and interest.

Anita Levesque

8 years

Ontario government expands pharmacare program to seniors

Source: hrreporter.com Program will cost $575 million annually: Premier

Anita Levesque

8 years

Canadian cities lead North American rankings for quality of living

Source: hrreporter.com Vancouver number five in global rankings

Anita Levesque

8 years

London, Ont., fire chief retires amid complaints of department-wide harassment

Source: hrreporter.com City had received complaints from 60 employees By Peter Goffin

Anita Levesque

8 years

Nova Scotia spends millions on doctors, including $150 new patient bonus

Source: hrreporter.com Physicians could take home thousands extra per year By Keith Doucette

Anita Levesque

8 years

Uber suspends self-driving car tests in Toronto, other centres, after fatality

Source: hrreporter.com Technology could lead to job losses in transportation sectors where 1.1 million people are employed By Dan Healing

Anita Levesque

8 years

Rejection rates for Canada Summer Jobs funding up 12-fold from last year

Source: hrreporter.com Rejections at 1,561 this year compared to 126 in 2017 By Jordan Press

Anita Levesque

8 years

Political staffers split on whether harassment legislation will work: Survey

Source: hrreporter.com Several refer to power imbalance, exacerbated by lack of job security By Joanna Smith

Anita Levesque

8 years

Few political staffers on Parliament Hill report sexual misconduct: Survey

Source: hrreporter.com Worried about negative consequences for their careers By Joanna Smith

Anita Levesque

8 years

Uncertainty dogs faith-based organizations applying for federal funding

Source: hrreporter.com Controversy around Canada Summer Jobs program By Jordan Press

Anita Levesque

8 years

Drug-testing proposal splits group helping Liberals on workplace policies

Source: hrreporter.com Means no new federal rules on workplace impairment before pot becomes legal

Anita Levesque

8 years

Liberals say minimum wage hike helps people more than income tax cut

Source: hrreporter.com ‘If your focus is on putting money in the pockets of low-income households, this is the way to do it’: Economist By Paola Loriggio

Anita Levesque

8 years

More shoppers want customer service from gadgets over humans: Study

Source: hrreporter.com Retail chains face challenges in balance between staffing, technology

Anita Levesque

8 years

Dutch move to tackle ‘stigma’ facing business that does good

Source: hrreporter.com ‘People think we do it just for the subsidies’: CEO By Lee Mannion

Anita Levesque

8 years

U.S. employee health plans charge smokers extra but don’t help them quit

Source: hrreporter.com Surcharges permitted only when employers provide wellness program By Carolyn Crist

Anita Levesque

8 years

Experts question Las Vegas casinos’ plan to prevent sexual harassment

Source: hrreporter.com Regulators leaving too much discretion to operators, says lawyer By Regina Garcia Cano

Anita Levesque

8 years

Japanese businesses to raise wages, but many short of PM’s target

Source: hrreporter.com Abe piles pressure on companies to raise wages by 3 per cent By Tetsushi Kajimoto

Anita Levesque

8 years

Labour shortages may undermine German economic boom: Survey

Source: hrreorter.com Every second firm unable to find enough workers By Michael Nienaber

Anita Levesque

8 years

Trump’s trade policies jeopardize jobs and prosperity: German minister

Source: hrreporter.com ‘Trump’s policies are putting the order of a free global economy at risk’ By Michael Nienaber

Anita Levesque

8 years

U.S. non-farm payrolls post largest gain in 1.5 years

Source: hrreporter.com Job growth surges; unemployment rate at 4.1 per cent By Lucia Mutikani

Anita Levesque

8 years

France to fine companies if gender pay gaps not erased

Source: hrreporter.com Firms with more than 50 employees will have to install wage monitoring software